Ecclesiastes 4:5 meaning and explanation

The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.

Ecclesiastes 4:5, Berean Standard Bible

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The Teacher, or Qoheleth, is observing life under the sun and weighing its puzzles. In verse 4 he has just said that labor and success spring from envy of a neighbor.

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